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pakistan is a proud nation. we are united to uphold the national dignity to say guard our supreme national interest by all means no other nation. has that so many challenges. no other people has been put to so many tests by history and by circumstancesour nation has met all these challenges with supreme confidence, which is borne out of our firm belief in the noble injunctions of our glorious religion islam, our societal traditions. ever since our independence, pakistan stood up for our values which are also universal: freedom, dignity, equality, tolerance, humanity, harmony and brotherhood. hasstan's foreign policy always reflected our national ethos which, undoubtedly, transcends considerations of narrow interests or politics of expediency. pakistan is not only a state but an idea and an ideal that our courageous and talented people strive, in their daily lives, to translate into reality. our democratic and pluralistic polity as epitomized by this august house, state institutions, free press, open and intense
pakistan is a proud nation. we are united to uphold the national dignity to say guard our supreme national interest by all means no other nation. has that so many challenges. no other people has been put to so many tests by history and by circumstancesour nation has met all these challenges with supreme confidence, which is borne out of our firm belief in the noble injunctions of our glorious religion islam, our societal traditions. ever since our independence, pakistan stood up for our values...
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presence inaden's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respect the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, that is the tape that senior leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the pakistani people. there is a pakistani calculus of needing to hedge their bets, u.s., india. the key question here is whether there is some element within pakistani intelligence or military that knew about this, that established a network to support bin laden for five years. host: juan zarate is our guest. former national security adviser for counterterrorism in the bush administration. currently, the traditional threats project senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies. brooklyn, new york. eileen. caller: i just have a few comme
presence inaden's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respect the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, that is the tape that senior leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the...
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non-military places like pakistan and afghanistan. it is going to be an issue going forward. in this climate, is anybody on the hill going to have the stomach to fight for foreign aid to? ? >> the secretary of defense has taken a strong position that you have to have a broad view of our national security. you cannot just look at it as military hardware. you have to look at it as military systems, humanitarian assistance, anti-corruption at first. those are important in afghanistan and pakistan. -- you have to look at it as a military system, humanitarian assistance, anti-corruption systems. it would be shortsighted to dramatically cut back in terms of some of that assistance. should we go through every item with a fine tooth comb? absolutely. there is a connection between our national security when it comes to defense spending as well as state department operations. >> i have a question about the politics of all of this. given the history of the 1995 and 1996 shutdown that hurt republicans, democrats enjoy it added that is going into this. it was suggested that both parties w
non-military places like pakistan and afghanistan. it is going to be an issue going forward. in this climate, is anybody on the hill going to have the stomach to fight for foreign aid to? ? >> the secretary of defense has taken a strong position that you have to have a broad view of our national security. you cannot just look at it as military hardware. you have to look at it as military systems, humanitarian assistance, anti-corruption at first. those are important in afghanistan and...
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-pakistan relations. he is a fellow at the faces society and also a professor at columbia university's south asia institute. he is a government official in the administration of the prime minister benazir bhutto, so please join me in welcoming hasan. thank you. [applause] >> thanks, susan. welcome all once again on behalf of usip and the asia society. i worked on pakistan. the institute. we are very pleased to be co hosting this event with the asia society. i just want to set up few ground rules to let everyone how we will proceed and say a few words. please make sure your cellphones are turned off or are on silent. major you remembered you turn them on when you leave the room. also for the panelists, since we are on tv, please speak from the podium and then in the questions, speak closely into the microphone as possible. yours is not going to work. [laughter] we will start with an overview of the report for about 10 minutes, and then we will have our two panelists say a few words about the report. i will
-pakistan relations. he is a fellow at the faces society and also a professor at columbia university's south asia institute. he is a government official in the administration of the prime minister benazir bhutto, so please join me in welcoming hasan. thank you. [applause] >> thanks, susan. welcome all once again on behalf of usip and the asia society. i worked on pakistan. the institute. we are very pleased to be co hosting this event with the asia society. i just want to set up few...
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presence inaden's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respect the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, that is the tape that senior leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the pakistani people. there is a pakistani calculus of needing to hedge their bets, u.s., india. the key question here is whether there is some element within pakistani intelligence or military that knew about this, that established a network to support bin laden for five years. host: juan zarate is our guest. former national security adviser for counterterrorism in the bush administration. currently, the traditional threats project senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies. brooklyn, new york. eileen. caller: i just have a few comme
presence inaden's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respect the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, that is the tape that senior leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the...
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let me go back to pakistan. admiral, you make a very strong statement about the pakistanis getting safe haven to the al qaeda group. they are attacking and killing our people. the afghan troops, the coalition troops. and i totally share it and i want to ask the secretary the first question. i assume from your statement that you basically share what admiral moreland has said, perhaps more detail that you did, but you basically share his thoughts about the need for pakistan to and that safe haven situation. >> absolutely. a lot and he said the other day that we are not going to allow these types of attacks to go on, and i am wondering, can you make it clear what kind of options are available to us to stop those attacks if the pakistanis will not prevent them from happening? >> mr. chairman the i made clear that we are going to do everything we have to do to defend our forces. i do not think it would be helpful to describe what those options would like and talk about what operational steps we might -- may or may no
let me go back to pakistan. admiral, you make a very strong statement about the pakistanis getting safe haven to the al qaeda group. they are attacking and killing our people. the afghan troops, the coalition troops. and i totally share it and i want to ask the secretary the first question. i assume from your statement that you basically share what admiral moreland has said, perhaps more detail that you did, but you basically share his thoughts about the need for pakistan to and that safe haven...
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and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then the u.s., the chilling message delivered by the pakistani taliban which vowed to avenge the attack on osama bin laden with strikes against america. the next call is from massachusetts on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. what i would like to point out is that every time all of our media people and u.s. congressmen, everybody's blaming pakistan and that pakistan cannot be trusted, and that pakistan has betrayed u.s.a. and that pakistan has got so much aid like $26 billion so far, but the point w
and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then...
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at the end, you said -- again, i had a little trouble following, pakistan has been reluctant to give full disclosure of its border posts -- and i thought you said -- and felt that when they had, some of their operations have been compromised. or did i misunderstand you, and were you saying that when the u.s. has given that -- information to the pakistanis, u.s. operations have been compromised? >> ok, i'll take those in reverse order, if you don't mind. it was u.s. -- or isaf operations were believed to be compromised due to that. and again, that was not the scope of the investigation, so that was told to us as part of the atmospherics within the isaf headquarters on down. we did not dig into that; we did not validate it. that was just indicated to us. in fact, there was an operation on 5 october in the same region where, when they went to in-fill the helicopters, they were hit with rpg fire, so that lends to their mindset as well -- so, isaf operations being compromised by sharing that information. now to the coordinates themselves, the -- every headquarter on the isaf side going up
at the end, you said -- again, i had a little trouble following, pakistan has been reluctant to give full disclosure of its border posts -- and i thought you said -- and felt that when they had, some of their operations have been compromised. or did i misunderstand you, and were you saying that when the u.s. has given that -- information to the pakistanis, u.s. operations have been compromised? >> ok, i'll take those in reverse order, if you don't mind. it was u.s. -- or isaf operations...
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finally let me turn to pakistan. we all accept the long-term stability in afghanistan depends on stability in pakistan. when i met president zadari. like amended the pakistan's security forces in tackling violent extreme as in the northwest of the country but as the prime ministers said the situation in pakistan continues to be serious. there's a danger that the death of osama bin laden which should be welcomed on all sides will not have that effect in pakistan. i asked him there for what steps he has taken for british support of counter-terrorism in pakistan at the heart of our relationship to the pakistan government. we all want to see british troops come home at the earliest opportunity, not least all the families and friends of those who are currently serving in afghanistan. we also want to see the campaign concluded in a way that ensures their service and sacrifice has not been in vain and afghanistan and a wider region moves into a stable future rather than once again posing a serious threat to our security and
finally let me turn to pakistan. we all accept the long-term stability in afghanistan depends on stability in pakistan. when i met president zadari. like amended the pakistan's security forces in tackling violent extreme as in the northwest of the country but as the prime ministers said the situation in pakistan continues to be serious. there's a danger that the death of osama bin laden which should be welcomed on all sides will not have that effect in pakistan. i asked him there for what steps...
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pakistan was all along. we are in the lead role. it is the same thing that will not be have been that of the dues again. they have a historical past. it leads to mistrust against the united states. everything was happening through pakistan. what happened beyond 1989? now that we're planning to leave, that has impact on the people again. i am not speaking on behalf of the government. my personal view is that there must be some analysis going on of what will happen if the united states leads an unstable afghanistan. afghanistan was ravaged. every ethnic group was fighting each other. we have to be ready for this. it is a situation that is unstable. . . the gentleman from illinois. mr. jackson: whereas, on october 2, 2011, "the washington post" reported a story called, and i quote, rick perry and a word set on stone, unquote. whereas upon reading that story the vast majority of the people of the united states were morrallly outraged. whereas, most of the facts in this resolution come from that "washington post" story. whereas, governor
pakistan was all along. we are in the lead role. it is the same thing that will not be have been that of the dues again. they have a historical past. it leads to mistrust against the united states. everything was happening through pakistan. what happened beyond 1989? now that we're planning to leave, that has impact on the people again. i am not speaking on behalf of the government. my personal view is that there must be some analysis going on of what will happen if the united states leads an...
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pakistan is not the first [unintelligible] we did not invite osama bin laden to pakistan. who was osama bin laden and what is people trying to fight? he was the most wanted terrorist and am -- enemy number one of the civilized world. elimination of osama bin laden launched waves -- who launched waves of attacks against pakistani is justice done. the legacy remains to be demolished. the anger and frustration of people over oppression and tyranny that has fueled the fire of terrorism in the world needs to be addressed. otherwise, this will find new ways of expression. pakistan believes in democracy and pluralism, a society that strives for equality and dignity. an open and transparent a society is essential for addressing the rage and anger arising from political or economic injustice. let me say that in this war against terrorism, pakistan has lost 30,000 men, women, and children, and more than 5000 armed forces personnel, billions of dollars lost. we do not intend to put a price or sick acknowledgement or recognition from anybody. the war against terrorism is our national
pakistan is not the first [unintelligible] we did not invite osama bin laden to pakistan. who was osama bin laden and what is people trying to fight? he was the most wanted terrorist and am -- enemy number one of the civilized world. elimination of osama bin laden launched waves -- who launched waves of attacks against pakistani is justice done. the legacy remains to be demolished. the anger and frustration of people over oppression and tyranny that has fueled the fire of terrorism in the world...
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we will talk about relationships of pakistan with shuja nawaz. we will talk about the current between us and the pakistan government and the killing of bin laden and it story today in the paper about the intelligence service. and matthew segal. we will talk about college graduates, their viewpoints on the job market, the kinds of jobs out there for them and what they face as they leave school. that will be at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow. all of that, the newspapers, and your phone calls at "washington journal" which starts at 7:00 a.m.. we will see you then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> coming up live, house speaker john boehner delivering the commencement address at catholic university at 10:15 a.m. eastern. on wednesday, former speaker of the house newt gingrich announced he is running for president. on the "road to the white house," you can see his address to the georgia and gop party here on c-span. >> would series of tours is it did they make to become terrorists,
we will talk about relationships of pakistan with shuja nawaz. we will talk about the current between us and the pakistan government and the killing of bin laden and it story today in the paper about the intelligence service. and matthew segal. we will talk about college graduates, their viewpoints on the job market, the kinds of jobs out there for them and what they face as they leave school. that will be at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow. all of that, the newspapers, and your phone calls at...
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-pakistan relations, because pakistan is really critical because nobody knows what is going on and what is the future. parks when it comes to iraq, we are committed to developing a long-term relationship with the iraqis, and we continue to build about. this was the most successful logistical drawdown in u.s. history, and the men and women in uniform who carry that out deserves tremendous praise. when it comes to afghanistan, and we are looking at fighting the insurgency and what our long-term relationship and will look like, and we are looking at the enduring relationship. we have close dialogue all levels. general allan is doing tremendous work, and our men and women in, we saw the they are incredibly dedicated to their mission, and they are working very hard, and we think they are having very good success. we are looking at half of the afghan population now living under afghan security, and that is an important development. 2011 saw a much different system. the taliban and other insurgents have been brought under increased pressure, and we think that is an important trajectory to note
-pakistan relations, because pakistan is really critical because nobody knows what is going on and what is the future. parks when it comes to iraq, we are committed to developing a long-term relationship with the iraqis, and we continue to build about. this was the most successful logistical drawdown in u.s. history, and the men and women in uniform who carry that out deserves tremendous praise. when it comes to afghanistan, and we are looking at fighting the insurgency and what our long-term...
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presence inen's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respe the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, tha is the tape that seor leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the pakistani people. there is a pakistani calculus of needing to hedge their bets, u.s., india. the key question here is wheer ere is some element within pakistani intelligence or military that knew about this, that established a network to support bin laden for five years. host: juan zarate is our guest. former national security adviser for counterterrorism in the bush administration. currently, the traditional threats project senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies. brooklyn, new york. eileen. caller: i just have a few comments. from
presence inen's pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. guest: i respe the ambassador quite a bit. i have dealt with him before certainly, tha is the tape that seor leaders in pakistan have. the trouble is, the isi have longstanding ties to the taliban. they have longstanding ties to groups that are tied to al qaeda. so the elements of the intelligence service, both current and retired, have relations with al qaeda. so in some ways they play a double game that hurts the u.s. and the pakistani...
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know, the one thing i would say is, on the notion of giving money to countries that waste it -- and pakistan is listed there -- i think it's important for people to know that foreign aid accounts for less than 2 percent of our budget. and if you defined it just narrowly as the kind of foreign aid to help feed people and what we think of classically as foreign aid, it's probably closer to 1 percent. so sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25 percent of the federal budget on foreign aid. it's a tiny amount that has a big impact. and i think america, to be a leader in the world, to have influence, to help stabilize countries and create opportunity for people so that they don't breed terrorists or create huge refugee flows and so forth, it's smart for us to make a very modest investment in foreign aid. it's a force multiplier and it's something that even in tough fiscal times america needs to continue to do as part of our role as a global leader. mr. dorsey: this next one is pretty simple, from daniel: "we need to raise taxes, period." (laughter.) the president: as i said bef
know, the one thing i would say is, on the notion of giving money to countries that waste it -- and pakistan is listed there -- i think it's important for people to know that foreign aid accounts for less than 2 percent of our budget. and if you defined it just narrowly as the kind of foreign aid to help feed people and what we think of classically as foreign aid, it's probably closer to 1 percent. so sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25 percent of the federal budget on...
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pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s. is still trying to weigh what they can do to move this cooperation forward with pakistan. host: the defense policy reporter a bloomberg news, thank you for being on the "washington journal." joining us now at the c-span table is stephanie sanok, a senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies. she is here to continue the discussion regarding u.s. policy in afghanistan and iraq. tell us from your perspective what the message of defense secretary panetta posture to afghanistan and iraq was? guest: i t
pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s....
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leaders in pakistan must think of securing pakistan. the united states must sit down with pakistan and discuss these issues. the second element, which need clarification -- i know there are indian sitting here. -- indians sitting here. he is a good friend of mine. my bluntness does not mean i am on popular in india. >> you were born in india. [laughter] >> yes. that is why i say india and pakistan must have peace. i am a strong believer that they must have peace. india is trying to create an anti-pakistan islamacism. i know this through intelligence. i know this to be a fact. just to give you proof, today in afghanistan, the diplomats, the security and intelligence people all go to india for training. not one has come to pakistan. they go there and they come back and they get indoctrinated against pakistan. over the years since our independence, afghanistan has always been anti-pakistan because the soviet union and india have close relations in afghanistan. the intelligence and the kgb in afghanistan have always been in cooperation. and
leaders in pakistan must think of securing pakistan. the united states must sit down with pakistan and discuss these issues. the second element, which need clarification -- i know there are indian sitting here. -- indians sitting here. he is a good friend of mine. my bluntness does not mean i am on popular in india. >> you were born in india. [laughter] >> yes. that is why i say india and pakistan must have peace. i am a strong believer that they must have peace. india is trying to...
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and his loss is a great one for pakistan. secretary clinton met with the pakistani ambassador to personally pass along the president's con doll ownses -- condolences. we remain committed to the efforts that the pakistani government is and must undertake to root out violent extremism and to bring greater peace and stability to that country and to region of the world. >> robert, are you going to be endorsing a successor in your job and give the president any advice and counsel. >> i don't speak publicly on the counsel. >> where do you think he is on the chief of staff? is he leading -- it has been made clear that if pete wants to stay, he can. >> i don't have a lot new for you other than what was quoted a couple of days ago. i expect that a lot of -- a locality of personnel decisions will -- lot of personnel decisions will get wrapped up because the president and the team understand how much work there is to be done this year. their plate is full, and that we have many important issues that we have to address. and i will say i
and his loss is a great one for pakistan. secretary clinton met with the pakistani ambassador to personally pass along the president's con doll ownses -- condolences. we remain committed to the efforts that the pakistani government is and must undertake to root out violent extremism and to bring greater peace and stability to that country and to region of the world. >> robert, are you going to be endorsing a successor in your job and give the president any advice and counsel. >> i...
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are emanating from within pakistan. this is not something they are doing as a favor to us. it is something that is immediately in their best interest. our adversaries are largely based there. we need their help. there is only so much we can do it unilaterally. if we do not have the cooperation we need, when push comes to shove, which will protect american lives. host: let's go to cleveland where leonard joins us, a democratic collar. hello, leonard. good morning. welcome. caller: hi. i have a couple of questions boy. the american government, when people are killing manatees, and we seize their money like in iraq and then with osama bin laden, where do those moneys go back into our federal government that the seas and control? i would hope that they took it like they took it from an american citizen who did wrong and they seized their money and it goes back in. the second question is i think the federal government with osama bin laden -- he did things where he heard two men that the killing of these people -- he heard al
are emanating from within pakistan. this is not something they are doing as a favor to us. it is something that is immediately in their best interest. our adversaries are largely based there. we need their help. there is only so much we can do it unilaterally. if we do not have the cooperation we need, when push comes to shove, which will protect american lives. host: let's go to cleveland where leonard joins us, a democratic collar. hello, leonard. good morning. welcome. caller: hi. i have a...
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i want to look at this with iraq as opposed to pakistan. i am wondering if the army of operations have determined if something can be targeted. so i have a question about the army and air force collaborating on this fact. a wonder if they worked together on a particular operation. and i have a hypothetical question if i am a villager and i am discussing a military drone, and to i understand what has been done if a drone has attacked my family? how do i contact an army jag system so i can track down the people who made the legal decision? how does it happen in practical terms? this is a legal system the we should be able to appeal to. i am talking about the pentagon, not the cia. thanks. >> one more question. >> i am a former legal counsel of the united nations. i am the chairman of the board of trustees. i have a few reflections. this is an extremely important issue that you are discussing. is there an armed conflict in a particular situation? this is closely related to terrorism. it has blurred the distinction between fighting a commonalit
i want to look at this with iraq as opposed to pakistan. i am wondering if the army of operations have determined if something can be targeted. so i have a question about the army and air force collaborating on this fact. a wonder if they worked together on a particular operation. and i have a hypothetical question if i am a villager and i am discussing a military drone, and to i understand what has been done if a drone has attacked my family? how do i contact an army jag system so i can track...
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and pakistan. i think there's a lot of thought he might be hiding in plain sight, but more -- but elsewhere. the fact she was in this huge compound, purposefully dark, byrne is trash, not emitting any signals, it just assuming these things been reported are correct, but if that is true, by in ae of it being dark place where just about everybody uses electronic communications, that seems to stand out. it is like the reverse of the neon light. i will be interested to know a little about what we know about this compound, but more likely, what did the pakistanis know about this compound? host: congressman, can you tell me how you found out the news crushed rocks my wife turned on the radio and i heard the news. and many americans, could not believe it was finally here. host: have you heard from the intelligence committee about hearings or what is next for all of you? >> we had a hearing schedule for later today, which i'm assuming will continue but be a different in scope, at least, that is my hope. ho
and pakistan. i think there's a lot of thought he might be hiding in plain sight, but more -- but elsewhere. the fact she was in this huge compound, purposefully dark, byrne is trash, not emitting any signals, it just assuming these things been reported are correct, but if that is true, by in ae of it being dark place where just about everybody uses electronic communications, that seems to stand out. it is like the reverse of the neon light. i will be interested to know a little about what we...
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they have hundreds of civilians killed by a tax in pakistan, -- by a tax in pakistan. they have helped to capture or kill numerous al-qaeda figures. the problem is, there's a balance that pakistan has undertaken. especially with assumptions that the u.s. will not be there for a long-term --or the long term. and the concerns about overextending themselves in the tribal area where they had an uneasy peace for decades. they do not want to stir a hornet's nest if they do not need to for domestic reasons. this is a tough battle and tension within the pakistanis. the caller is right. there is an uneasiness with what pakistan does with the money we send, as well as whether or not they're fully committee. is this something that no doubt each administration has had to deal with. host: in egypt on new year's day, this photo from "the telegraph" in great britain. guest: this is an incredibly event.ant inven this is a serious attack, not only within egypt, but signals a broadening, perhaps, of the sectarian tension within the region and certainly an attempt by al-qaeda elements to
they have hundreds of civilians killed by a tax in pakistan, -- by a tax in pakistan. they have helped to capture or kill numerous al-qaeda figures. the problem is, there's a balance that pakistan has undertaken. especially with assumptions that the u.s. will not be there for a long-term --or the long term. and the concerns about overextending themselves in the tribal area where they had an uneasy peace for decades. they do not want to stir a hornet's nest if they do not need to for domestic...
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this money is going to pakistan, only if pakistan does x, y, or z. whether that is a thorough investigation of who in the pakistani military and intelligence service newcomer should have known, who is it that is responsible for building a million dollars, down a couple of hundred yards away from the front gate of the pakistani military academy? we need to see that kind of investigation. this is how you spend the money, rather this money is made available to you if you engage in the kind of behavior that we want to see. as to the isolation approach of ron paul, i do not think that we can hide or escape. we are going to be the biggest free country in the world, the most prominent free country in the world. even if we had some kind of low profile foreign policy, 9/11 still would have occurred. there are smaller countries. if this was a belgian c-span, we could talk about whether or not belgium could have such a low profile foreign-policy. but we are the united states. people are going to notice us. if they are al qaeda style terrorists, we will have to
this money is going to pakistan, only if pakistan does x, y, or z. whether that is a thorough investigation of who in the pakistani military and intelligence service newcomer should have known, who is it that is responsible for building a million dollars, down a couple of hundred yards away from the front gate of the pakistani military academy? we need to see that kind of investigation. this is how you spend the money, rather this money is made available to you if you engage in the kind of...
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>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government to help us find mullah omar who has tried to destroy afghanistan, who has formed an allegiance wth al qaeda, and so along those lines general allen, are we certain that i.e.d.s being used against american troops in afghantan and coalition working in general are coming out of pakistan? senator, i believe, yes, we are. >> smart. -- as a matter of fact, we have given pakistani information and buildings. is that not true? >> that's true. >> have they responded? >> no. >> i'm with chairman levin. this has got to stop. let's talk about corruption. have you read the article about the afghan c
>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government...
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so we're not asking pakistan to do something that we do not feel is in pakistan's interest. fighting extremists within its borders that is a threat to pakistani civil society is definitely in pakistan's interest. getting its financial house in order is definitely in pakistan's interest. building and expanding the capacity of civilian-led government in pakistan is definitely in pakistan's interest. but the government obviously has -- is confronting a challenge within its coalition. that -- these things happen in parliamentary systems all the time. >> and you don't think that makes it harder for them to do those three things that you've just described as being in their interest -- fighting extremism, pursuing economic -- >> no, we are going to encourage -- we are going to continue to work with the pakistani government and provide the support that we've outlined to help expand its capacity, address the challenge inside its borders, and help put its finances on more solid footing. >> but you're not concerned that this is a distraction? >> the -- >> for them? >> by every indicati
so we're not asking pakistan to do something that we do not feel is in pakistan's interest. fighting extremists within its borders that is a threat to pakistani civil society is definitely in pakistan's interest. getting its financial house in order is definitely in pakistan's interest. building and expanding the capacity of civilian-led government in pakistan is definitely in pakistan's interest. but the government obviously has -- is confronting a challenge within its coalition. that -- these...
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strategy in afghanistan succeed without pakistan? >> well, first of all, i would say that the -- that our strategy is succeeding and pakistan is playing a contribute tore role to that. -- contributory role to that. it is important to remember that they have 140,000 troops on that border, that at a minimum, we're stirring things up. they cleared south what here stan, but even their presence and maneuvering creates uncertainty. there is some indication that al qaeda is worried that because of the way we went after bin laden, their suspicion is that pakistanis may have been involved in it and are worried that the pakistanis mabee tray them as well. -- may betray them as well. there is clearly the lines of communication through pakistan are critical for our operations in afghanistan. so i think all of these things are important and then just in terms of regional stability, there is the reality that pakistan is a country that has a number of nuclear weapons. and, again, keeping those lines of communication open, it seems to me, is very im
strategy in afghanistan succeed without pakistan? >> well, first of all, i would say that the -- that our strategy is succeeding and pakistan is playing a contribute tore role to that. -- contributory role to that. it is important to remember that they have 140,000 troops on that border, that at a minimum, we're stirring things up. they cleared south what here stan, but even their presence and maneuvering creates uncertainty. there is some indication that al qaeda is worried that because...
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iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, just last week, i thought i would try to be responsive to what the chief asked me to do and give you an update of the situation as it least i see it. and some of you may remember, before we took office, after the election, the president made a pledge. he made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible end, to responsibly and the war in iraq, and as some of you know, at that time, the president asked me before we got sworn in to go to iraq and make a trip to afghanistan and pakistan as well and come back and give an independent assessment of what we were about to take responsibility for. at the outset of the administration, a surprise to me, the president in the one day in the oval office turned asked, "joe, will you do iraq?" and so i had the honor and also the responsibility for our objective of bringing the war to an end in a responsible manner. we have had some incredibly talented foreign policy folks. we had incredibly ta
iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, just last week, i thought i would try to be responsive to what the chief asked me to do and give you an update of the situation as it least i see it. and some of you may remember, before we took office, after the election, the president made a pledge. he made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible end, to responsibly and the war in iraq, and as some of you know, at that time, the president asked me...
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to have a week pakistan. so that it can be dominated, so that it does not have any confrontational attitude which does not go well with india's vision of dominating the reason and being a regional power. >> it is not a military concern, it is a preeminent, trade -- >> dominance in today's world, dominating a country does not mean they want to take over. i do not think that can happen. we helped bangladesh independence. they have not taken over bangladesh. it implies dominating foreign policy, their economic policy, their trade, the commerce. that is how you suppress, how you control or dominate another country. >> where does this problem rank in your concerns? is this the largest concern you have? >> it is not such a great concern, if at all. we know that afghanistan's intelligence, a diplomat, soldiers, security people, they all go to india for trading. pakistan and i had offered them training free of cost and pakistan, to all of them. not one man has come to pakistan for training. they go to india. therefor
to have a week pakistan. so that it can be dominated, so that it does not have any confrontational attitude which does not go well with india's vision of dominating the reason and being a regional power. >> it is not a military concern, it is a preeminent, trade -- >> dominance in today's world, dominating a country does not mean they want to take over. i do not think that can happen. we helped bangladesh independence. they have not taken over bangladesh. it implies dominating...
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that is why we must continue our cooperation with pakistan. in recent weeks, we have been reminded that our relations with pakistan is not without tension or frustration. we are now working with our partners to overcome differences and continue our efforts against our common enemies. it is essential that we do so. as frustrating as this relationship can sometimes be, pakistan has been absolutely critical to many of our most significant successes against al qaeda. tens of thousands of pakistan is have given their lives in the fight against militancy. despite recent tension, i am confident that pakistan will remain one of our most important counterterrorism partners. the critical intelligence that allowed us to discovered explosives shipped to the united states and the cargo planes was provided by air saudi arabian partners. al qaeda in iraq has suffered major losses at the hands of iraqi security forces trained by the united states. r counterterrorism cooperation with yemen continues. the recent territorial gains only makes our partnership with
that is why we must continue our cooperation with pakistan. in recent weeks, we have been reminded that our relations with pakistan is not without tension or frustration. we are now working with our partners to overcome differences and continue our efforts against our common enemies. it is essential that we do so. as frustrating as this relationship can sometimes be, pakistan has been absolutely critical to many of our most significant successes against al qaeda. tens of thousands of pakistan...
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-pakistan relations? caller: everything that has happened over there, it has been shrouded in mystery. from the cia agent and everything that has happened, you see part of the story and i think there is a lot more. my thought is that this is also so shrouded in mystery. we will probably not hear the whole story about everything host: what does that mean to you? caller: if you have two kids and they are fighting, you don't know what they are fighting about almost. we basically know the reason but we don't know the exact reason when it breaks down host: thank you for calling. back to " the new york times" -- the relationship is on a slippery slope and this is as close as you can get to a rupture. fort lauderdale, fla., republican, good morning. caller: i asked why they don't have a conservative line but you have every other line. do you know where that is? host: are breaking them down by party in this case the go ahead and make your comment. caller: people in this country can register as a conservative. hos
-pakistan relations? caller: everything that has happened over there, it has been shrouded in mystery. from the cia agent and everything that has happened, you see part of the story and i think there is a lot more. my thought is that this is also so shrouded in mystery. we will probably not hear the whole story about everything host: what does that mean to you? caller: if you have two kids and they are fighting, you don't know what they are fighting about almost. we basically know the reason...
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when inside a pakistan, he was removed from pakistan. there were certain steps that had to be taken because of the nature of the operation. we wanted to make sure that we were able to do that in the time period allotted for it. going to another country, making those arrangements would have exceeded our requirements, in our view, so therefore, we thought the best way to ensure that his body was given appropriate -- an approach islam a burial was to take those actions that would allow us to do that burial at sea. >> did you consult a muslim expert? >> hef we consult the appropriate experts, and there is unanimity that this would be the best way to handle it. >> how secure is that? are you confident that the body is not going to -- >> burials at sea take place all the time. the u.s. had the ability to make sure that that burial would do it that was in compliance with islamic law, so that burial was done. >> we evaluating aid to pakistan? there are a number of questions, and dennis alisa. >> just a quick question about the burial, and then s
when inside a pakistan, he was removed from pakistan. there were certain steps that had to be taken because of the nature of the operation. we wanted to make sure that we were able to do that in the time period allotted for it. going to another country, making those arrangements would have exceeded our requirements, in our view, so therefore, we thought the best way to ensure that his body was given appropriate -- an approach islam a burial was to take those actions that would allow us to do...
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and the role of pakistan in disrupting terrorist networks. the johns-hopkins school of advanced studies held this event. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> well, i am jessica eimhorn, and i must say i have never heard it so quiet in a room before. i think that is a sense of our ants makes and excitement about the program today. welcome, everyone. many honored guests, dear students, faculty and others. we are pleased and honored to host john brennan, the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. to introduce our speaker and moderate the program today, we have found the perfect person, and that is right here in our community. professor john mcgloucklin is a distinguished practitioner in residence. as many of you, he had a highly distinguished career at the c.i.a. beginning in 1972 and rising to the rank of deputy director and actsing director in 2004. no one could have a keener appreciation of the challenges facing our speaker every day. he prepared for his distinguished career as a student where he earned his graduat
and the role of pakistan in disrupting terrorist networks. the johns-hopkins school of advanced studies held this event. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> well, i am jessica eimhorn, and i must say i have never heard it so quiet in a room before. i think that is a sense of our ants makes and excitement about the program today. welcome, everyone. many honored guests, dear students, faculty and others. we are pleased and honored to host john brennan, the assistant to the president for...
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pakistan relations. we learned the ambassador pakistan to the united states was forced out because of accusations he sought american help to rein in the powerful pakistani military. "washington post" headline. former journalist is known for her human rights work. it says the appointment of a prominent former journalist surprised observers who expected a choice with the more obvious step of approval from the powerful militaryrehman was close to but is your bhutto. also one of pakistan's few local opponents of tolerance. caller: been morning, c-span and america. i am trying to get mine care together. i have wondered, what does rand corp. do? they're more of a think tank and anything else. they send these guys out here to make us care about afghanistan, to tell us our security here in america is threatened by these people way across the world. and that if we pull out, the evil taliban will take back over. well, so what? so what? people are writing in the streets. people do not have food and jobs, and you on
pakistan relations. we learned the ambassador pakistan to the united states was forced out because of accusations he sought american help to rein in the powerful pakistani military. "washington post" headline. former journalist is known for her human rights work. it says the appointment of a prominent former journalist surprised observers who expected a choice with the more obvious step of approval from the powerful militaryrehman was close to but is your bhutto. also one of...
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what happened to the helicopter that went down and pakistan? i would like to say that i think the seal teams are overrated. there used to be only two teams over 100 in each team's another is 10 of them and these new toys. why does obama put advisers in the condo? that's out vietnam started. was a new stealth helicopter installed to extract teams. it is based in the black caucus model. they practiced this mission dozens of times. the temperature was different the the night we expected. the helicopter did not have the lift required in the crash inside the compound. explosives were set. most of the vital technology was destroyed but some large pieces were left behind which the pakistani's have a 4 examination. guest: u.s. special operations forces have expanded since 9/11. it was rare for these opportune -- operational u.s. to have these kind of missions. it was underscored by how much they're doing them today. the expansion of the seals is a larger expansion of army, air force, and marine special operations which is performing missions every nigh
what happened to the helicopter that went down and pakistan? i would like to say that i think the seal teams are overrated. there used to be only two teams over 100 in each team's another is 10 of them and these new toys. why does obama put advisers in the condo? that's out vietnam started. was a new stealth helicopter installed to extract teams. it is based in the black caucus model. they practiced this mission dozens of times. the temperature was different the the night we expected. the...
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they have hundreds of civilians killed by a tax in pakistan, -- by a tax in pakistan. they have helped to capture or kill numerous al-qaeda figures. the problem is, there's a balance that pakistan has undertaken. especially with assumptions that the u.s. will not be there for a long-term -- for the long term. and the concerns about overextending themselves in the tribal area where they had an uneasy peace for decades. they do not want to stir a hornet's nest if they do not need to for domestic reasons. this is a tough battle and tension within the pakistanis. the caller is right. there is an uneasiness with what pakistan does with the money we send, as well as whether or not they're fully committee. is this something that no doubt each administration has had to deal with. host: in egypt on new year's day, this photo from "the telegraph" in great britain. guest: this is an incredibly event.ant inven this is a serious attack, not only within egypt, but signals a broadening, perhaps, of the sectarian tension within the region and certainly an attempt by al-qaeda elements
they have hundreds of civilians killed by a tax in pakistan, -- by a tax in pakistan. they have helped to capture or kill numerous al-qaeda figures. the problem is, there's a balance that pakistan has undertaken. especially with assumptions that the u.s. will not be there for a long-term -- for the long term. and the concerns about overextending themselves in the tribal area where they had an uneasy peace for decades. they do not want to stir a hornet's nest if they do not need to for domestic...
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this is equal to bddp of pakistan. to say we need tax reform -- equal to the gdp of pakistan. we will try to reform the tax system on the ways and means committee. this will be a multi-year process from beginning to end. president reagan made tax reform a priority after the 1984 election. many credit his direct involvement with the passage of tax reform in 1986. there are two lessons we should keep in mind. president to leadership is critical for success. as a starting point, there is consensus. the corporate tax rate should be reduced and individual tax rates should be lowered to attract investment in the united states. we should also do away with tax codes that favor a few industries and lower the overall rate so that every taxpayer and business can better compete in the global economy. with the lowering of the japan tax rate this month, united states will have the dubious distinction of having the highest corporate tax rate in the entire world. not something we should be proud of. there is a famous jewish proverb that says "a half truth is a whole lie." it would be disingen
this is equal to bddp of pakistan. to say we need tax reform -- equal to the gdp of pakistan. we will try to reform the tax system on the ways and means committee. this will be a multi-year process from beginning to end. president reagan made tax reform a priority after the 1984 election. many credit his direct involvement with the passage of tax reform in 1986. there are two lessons we should keep in mind. president to leadership is critical for success. as a starting point, there is...
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i think the caller is right certainly in the case of pakistan and afghanistan. the united states lost sight of the importance of the region after the soviet the feet. certainly, i would hope there would be a sustained engagement that would be based on mutual respect and upon the principles that we mentioned earlier. with regards to what he mentioned about dealings in pakistan and elsewhere towards the united states, people in the middle east largely very much admire the united states for its educational institutions, the level of economic development, the basic rule of law, and so on. they were to come here, a study here, emigrate here, but there critical of some american policies. that is really the issue. we know what those policies are. host: last couple of calls. bloomington, illinois. caller: first of all, i just want to respond to the caller that the military saved muslims in southeast europe in kosovo. here is my question regarding europe. are there any elements in the arab spring in north africa that wants to integrate with europe? maybe in the future jo
i think the caller is right certainly in the case of pakistan and afghanistan. the united states lost sight of the importance of the region after the soviet the feet. certainly, i would hope there would be a sustained engagement that would be based on mutual respect and upon the principles that we mentioned earlier. with regards to what he mentioned about dealings in pakistan and elsewhere towards the united states, people in the middle east largely very much admire the united states for its...
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in addition, pakistan is a conduit to get weapons in to fight the taliban. it is a thorny issue in the one that we have to work out. to cut up pakistan immediately would be a mistake. host: greg, independent line. caller: as long as the budget is an issue, eliminate the patriots back, homeland security, the police. fire those people. fire them right now. get the money from there. no one was concerned about the budget when bush was fighting a war on two fronts. i was in the national guard and the marines. i did not go the last three times because my son came back. the national guard, it is a good thing i did not go, because all 11 people -- 20 people -- 26 people were killed and injured in that unit. so, eliminate those guys. host: i think we get your point. the guest: i am very sorry. i can tell that you are emotional about this. i am sorry about your friends and bodies that were killed. that is a problem that we hope will come to a conclusion very quickly. the threat to the world and the united states is still very real. everyone has an opinion on where we
in addition, pakistan is a conduit to get weapons in to fight the taliban. it is a thorny issue in the one that we have to work out. to cut up pakistan immediately would be a mistake. host: greg, independent line. caller: as long as the budget is an issue, eliminate the patriots back, homeland security, the police. fire those people. fire them right now. get the money from there. no one was concerned about the budget when bush was fighting a war on two fronts. i was in the national guard and...
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and pakistan. meanwhile, pakistan is chumming up to the chinese. it sounds to me like pakistan is playing both sides on the war on terror. this so-called ally takes billions of dollars in u.s. aid while at the same time supporting the militants who attack us. according to admiral mike mullen, the pakistani government supported the groups who were behind the september 11 truck bombing attack in eastern afghanistan that wounded more than 70 u.s. and nato troops. so based on this evidence, i have introduced legislation to freeze all u.s. aid to pack -- pakistan. by sending aid to pakistan, we are funding the enemies and undermining our efforts in the whole region. in the past week, relations between american and pakistani officials have further deteriorated. saturday, nato and afghan forces near the border in pakistan in afghanistan came under attack from pakistani fire and responded in self-defense. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed. but pakistan says it was nato who fired the first shot. of course,
and pakistan. meanwhile, pakistan is chumming up to the chinese. it sounds to me like pakistan is playing both sides on the war on terror. this so-called ally takes billions of dollars in u.s. aid while at the same time supporting the militants who attack us. according to admiral mike mullen, the pakistani government supported the groups who were behind the september 11 truck bombing attack in eastern afghanistan that wounded more than 70 u.s. and nato troops. so based on this evidence, i have...
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and never go back to pakistan? >> the single largest muslim community in that u.k. is sub continental. there is a lot of modern communication and that means a lot of coming in going. we should be quite clear that it's a tiny tiny fraction of those people who travel backward and forward to are up to no good. if you ask the average pakistan a brit, they will give you an answer that they don't want anything to do with this. what we have to establish is the willingness of individuals to come and say there's a problem. we have a problem in the local community and that's the gap we have to bridge. some of the most important pieces of information have come from individuals in the pakistan community. that is precisely what we want to encourage. it is the feeling that i can be on site. i'm not going to be neutral and i'm not going to be against these guys. i have to say i think we have a real opportunity at the moment, if you look what's going on in the middle east, there's a huge tide there we ought to be able to do someth
and never go back to pakistan? >> the single largest muslim community in that u.k. is sub continental. there is a lot of modern communication and that means a lot of coming in going. we should be quite clear that it's a tiny tiny fraction of those people who travel backward and forward to are up to no good. if you ask the average pakistan a brit, they will give you an answer that they don't want anything to do with this. what we have to establish is the willingness of individuals to come...
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secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that country is falling apart with over 100 nuclear weapons. but show phame, other than sayi we should do something about it, exactly what we should do. host: our last call is from illinois, diana, democrats line. caller: good morning, steve. i wanted to tell mr. gelb that in march of this year i was in pakistan and i had to learn about a different type of country for myself and show them how important it is for our country and their countries. but they did not accept who we were and they did not like us. and i agree that the troops coming home
secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that...
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and then they said that you cannot land in pakistan, get out of pakistan's airspace. now, that was quite a shock, but i -- i presumed that this must involve me, obviously, why else would the second order be passed. when we rose to 21,000 feet, initially, the pilot said that we can either go to an air field in -- on the -- in the gulf or in india. so that could be unimaginable for me to land in india as the army chief. so therefore, we -- when we rose to 21,000 feet i was told that we don't have fuel to go out of pakistan now. so i said, tell the people -- i was not in contact with anyone ground, absolutely, so this negotiation between the pilot and the air traffic controller started to allow us to land there. he was taking about five, six minutes because he was, i think, passengers passing messages directly to the prime minister of pakistan and then getting messages back what to say. so this was taking a lot of time and i told him to land in karachi irrespective of the permission. he said there are fire tenders on the runway so, therefore, we cannot land and all the l
and then they said that you cannot land in pakistan, get out of pakistan's airspace. now, that was quite a shock, but i -- i presumed that this must involve me, obviously, why else would the second order be passed. when we rose to 21,000 feet, initially, the pilot said that we can either go to an air field in -- on the -- in the gulf or in india. so that could be unimaginable for me to land in india as the army chief. so therefore, we -- when we rose to 21,000 feet i was told that we don't have...
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-- pakistan now. a conversation between the pilot and the air traffic controller started. he was taking five or six minutes because he was passing messages to the prime minister of pakistan. it was taking a lot of time. i told him to land in karachi. >> i kept going until he finally said we don't have feel, they allow us to go to a recovery airfield. action took place on ground. their army acted -- i was not in contact at all. the pilot, a message from the air traffic control costs from an army general. he instructed me to come back and land. i went back. half way, he said we have just enough fuel. when we landed, we only had eight minutes of fuel. when i landed, i was in charge of pakistan. >> how many of us have had bad flights and not had it worked out this well? to 2004.e forward there is a global poll taken. the president is the most popular relent -- president in the world. with the relationships were strong. you were publicly supportive of president bush and the united states and the world -- t
-- pakistan now. a conversation between the pilot and the air traffic controller started. he was taking five or six minutes because he was passing messages to the prime minister of pakistan. it was taking a lot of time. i told him to land in karachi. >> i kept going until he finally said we don't have feel, they allow us to go to a recovery airfield. action took place on ground. their army acted -- i was not in contact at all. the pilot, a message from the air traffic control costs from...
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host: relations with pakistan -- pakistan is war in the united states no more security actions without their involvement. what is next with our relationship there? guest: they are saying we need to check with them before we do that, and let me think for a moment -- all, yet, we did not check with them is what the administration said. we now if there is a high-value target there, and we let their intelligence people now, the high-value target will not be there. you also have to look at it from the leaders of pakistan's position. if the people of pakistan fought for a moment that they had given their -- thought for a moment that they had given their permission for us to come in, they would probably be in deep trouble and there might be riots in the street going after them. so, of course, it does them a favor if we do something like that without talking to their leader's first. his bin laden's replacements end up in the same compound, we need to do the exact same thing, and not show intelligence sources, but also go back to what president bush said, and i applaud president obama. after fo
host: relations with pakistan -- pakistan is war in the united states no more security actions without their involvement. what is next with our relationship there? guest: they are saying we need to check with them before we do that, and let me think for a moment -- all, yet, we did not check with them is what the administration said. we now if there is a high-value target there, and we let their intelligence people now, the high-value target will not be there. you also have to look at it from...
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host: another tweet -- guest: pakistan as a little different because the military controls pakistan. they're not as strong politically as we would like to see. we of the great system of government with our checks and balances. host: i want to get your reaction to the "washington post" coverage of the hearing yesterday. host: do you agree that drone attacks are working? guest: i will not get into that, but let me say the programs we are using are working well. if you want to kill a snake, you cut its head off. what we have done there has been very effective host: the washington post goes on to say critics have questioned whether david petraeus sue recently retired could offer impartial analysis. do you feel like you are getting the best analysis from him? guest: first thing, he just started. i think he is a tremendous leader. we should be very pleased he is in the position he is. he is well qualified. he knows iraq, he knows afghanistan. he worked very closely with intelligence agencies while he was there. we worked very closely with the general alexander, general clapper. we have a g
host: another tweet -- guest: pakistan as a little different because the military controls pakistan. they're not as strong politically as we would like to see. we of the great system of government with our checks and balances. host: i want to get your reaction to the "washington post" coverage of the hearing yesterday. host: do you agree that drone attacks are working? guest: i will not get into that, but let me say the programs we are using are working well. if you want to kill a...
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military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the gao says the government is making it more difficult to detect medicare fraud. in a report to be released today, they say the government systems for analyzing medicare and medicaid data are "inaccurate and underused." fraudulent claims are between $60 billion and $90 billion per year. we will hear more about that at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio or live on c-span3. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the 112th congress. and side, new and returning members with cont
military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the...
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stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25% of the federal budget on foreign aid. it is a tiny amount that has a big impact. for america to be a leader in the world and have influence, to help stabilize countries and great opportunity for people so they do not breed terrorists or create huge refugee flows, it is smart for us to make a modest investment in foreign aid. it is a force multiplier. it is something american needs to continue to do in our role as a global leader. >> the next one is simple from daniel. we need to raise taxes. [laughter] >> as i have said before, if wealthy individuals are will
stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25%...
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why is he over in pakistan? was he in pakistan while i'm suffering over here? and when i said the war is not over, there's many insurgent groups inside afghanistan, inside of pakistan that are fighting the afghan security forces that are fighting the afghan people so, you know i really do believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life. and al qaeda has shown that when they come to the homeland. and since our forces have been here in afghanistan we have not had another 9/11. i think we need to continue to press that fact. >> general, rachel with n.p.r. another with the haqqani network. you talked how the haqqani represents the tough element of the insurgency in your area of responsibility. can you talk a little bit more of how that specific threat has changed and when you get ready to pack your bags and leave in a week are you personally going to be satisfied of the level in which your troops have been able to degrade that threat in the past year and what metrics have you used to analyze that? >> thanks for the question. al qaeda is the most lethal thre
why is he over in pakistan? was he in pakistan while i'm suffering over here? and when i said the war is not over, there's many insurgent groups inside afghanistan, inside of pakistan that are fighting the afghan security forces that are fighting the afghan people so, you know i really do believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life. and al qaeda has shown that when they come to the homeland. and since our forces have been here in afghanistan we have not had another 9/11. i think we...
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but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly legal. but is it striking how much we rely on that to include targeting some people who are american citizens? is that problematic in a long run -- not from a legal point of view, but from a reputation point of view and what it may bring back to us from the way we imagine ourselves? >> without speaking to any particular operational activities or capabilities, let me address the question this way. first of all, from the standpoint of american citizens, when our brave u.s. military forces in afghanistan and iraq are fighting and they see t
but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly...